a dam to protest: Opposing the ongoing preparations for the Polavaram dam project, tribal organisations of the state staged a day-long bandh in the state's Khammam district on March 24, 2006. The project would displace over 300,000 tribals from Khammam district and West and East Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh (ap), say protestors. The project would also submerge eight villages in Malkangiri district of Orissa and displace 6,316 families. Meanwhile giving boost to the agitation, Orissa High Court has issued a show cause notice to the ap government on March 23, 2006, zz the AP government has to seek prior permission from the Orissa government before taking up any construction related activity in Orissa.